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Question 1

A musician-entertainers of western Africa

Answer 1

griot

Question 2

The——– preserves the oral traditions of a tribe.

Answer 2

griot

Question 3

A broad, deep wave of the sea.

Answer 3

groundswell

Question 4

The—————- was caused by the distant storm

Answer 4

groundswell

Question 5

Easily deceived or cheated.

Answer 5

gullible

Question 6

Some people are so————– that they believe everything they see on the internet.

Answer 6

gullible

Question 7

a sport involving physical exercises and movements that need skill, strength, and control, and that are often performed in competitions:

Answer 7

gymnastics

Question 8

The school team gave a display of————.

Answer 8

gymnastics

Question 9

A young female cow that has not yet had a calf.

Answer 9

heifer

Question 10

The———— stood in the pasture, staying close to her mother.

Answer 10

heifer

Question 11

Half of a globe.

Answer 11

hemisphere

Question 12

Canada is a country in the northern————.

Answer 12

hemisphere

Question 13

Able to be passed down from generation to generation.

Answer 13

hereditary

Question 14

Her green eyes were———–, as they were just like her mother’s and her grandmother’s.

Answer 14

hereditary

Question 15

A lack of permanent housing.

Answer 15

homelessness

Question 16

The condition of————– is a matter of great public concern.

Answer 16

homelessness

Question 17

A word that is pronounced the same as another but that differs in meaning.

Answer 17

homophone

Question 18

The words “sow” and “sew” are————.

Answer 18

homophones

Question 19

deserving praise and respect:

Answer 19

Honourable

Question 20

My father didn’t think acting was an———– profession.

Answer 20

honorable

Question 21

Funny or comical.

Answer 21

humorous

Question 22

They laughed all the way through the—————– movie.

Answer 22

humorous

Question 23

Wild goats native to mountainous regions of Eurasia and North Africa.

Answer 23

ibex

Question 24

The herd of———– were recognizable by their semicircular horns.

Answer 24

ibex

Question 25

The quality of being fair or unbiased.

Answer 25

impartiality

Question 26

The soccer referee was chosen for his—————–.

Answer 26

impartiality